Following months of rumors and speculation, including a leak on the PlayStation Store back in March, EA has finally confirmed that it and Motive Studio are working on a flight-action game set in theStar Warsuniverse withStar Wars: Squadron. Better yet, the publisher has teased that they will be revealing it very soon. In fact, even earlier than its planned EA Play event next Thursday, June 19th.
The flight-action game first leakedin the form of a listing found on the PlayStation Store, where it was codenamed “Star Wars: Project Maverick.” Soon after, industry insider and Bloomberg writer Jason Schreier confirmed that the game is being developed at EA’s Motive Studio in Montreal, a studio that has yet to release its own title, instead assisting with titles such asStar Wars: Battlefront 2andAnthemsince its founding in 2015.
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In 2018, however, the studio made a huge move forward when EA opened a secondary Motive studio in Vancouver, which lends credence to theProject Maverickrumor, as Schreier also claimed that the project is a smaller title than the likes ofStar Wars: Battlefront 2andStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Rumors began to appear just recently when VentureBeat writer and reporter Jeff Grubb started listing the title in his “Summer Game Mess” series of tweets which teased upcoming game announcements, teasing the game as “Mel Gibson Picture/Tom Cruise Shirtless Volleyball,” referencing the 1994 Mel Gibson filmMaverickas well as Tom Cruise’s character from the 1986 filmTop Gun. While Grubb originally teased thatthe announcement would be made on June 9th, many game announcements were pushed back to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Finally, today, after appearing briefly on Xbox’s website, EA has finally revealedStar Wars: Project Maverickofficially asStar Wars: Squadron, with the teaser “Pilots Wanted.” The reveal trailer will be released on Monday, June 15th at 8 am PT. EA also released a teaser image, showcasing pilots from the most recentStar Warssequel trilogy’s Resistance and First Order, along with ships including the iconic X-wings, TIE fighters and Star Destroyers.
While this teaser only shows content from the sequel trilogy, the originalProject Maverickteaser image showcased a Star Destroyer flying above a planet resemblingRevenge of the Sith’s Mustafar. Given the title and focus on flight-action,fans of theStar Wars: Rogue Squadronserieswill be happy to hear thatSquadronharkens back to the old arcade-style aerial combat titles, a genre that has not seen aStar Warsconsole title since 2002’sStar Wars: Jedi Starfighteron the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
Star Wars Squadronwill be revealed on June 15th at 8 am PT.
